Ready to learn something today?! A Masia is “a type of rural construction common to the Iberian Peninsula, particularly during the ancient Kingdom of Aragon which have their origins in the Roman villas. They are often large but isolated structures, nearly always associated with a family farming or livestock operation — Continue reading
It feels like all our favorite interiors are coming from Australia lately! Seriously, gorgeous stuff. We’re loving the interiors (and exterior, when we think about it) of the Courtyard House Somers by Opat Architects. It’s got a pretty crazy exterior architecture with lots of different visual elements, but it’s the interior — Continue reading
You really can’t go wrong when it comes to modern art whose inspiration comes from architecture and other structures. Geometry is pretty awesome, but it takes on new meaning when presented in abstract painting form. David Collins, a New York City-based artist, explores a lot of the same ideas in — Continue reading
If you love brick red you’re going to love this place. The Casa Conde by SAMF Arquitectos located in Pinhal Conde da Cunha, Portugal has a warm, friendly brick exterior that is textured, and beautiful. Though red brick might seem like the sort of thing you would see in institutional — Continue reading
We have a small obsession with paintings of America from way back when…before we started building, tearing down and changing. Don’t get us wrong; obviously we’re huge fans of architecture and appreciate a good built structure like no other. But there’s just something so fresh and new about America before it — Continue reading
It looks like Claude Collins-Stracensky is one of those artists who can hardly keep up with his imagination. Spanning everything from photography, to objects to exhibits, there’s one thing all of his art pieces have in common: awesomeness. You could also say his work has a very decidedly scientific, observing angle — Continue reading
Judd and Rothko would be proud. We’re really digging the bold bright looks of artist Calvin Ross Carl. He definitely tends toward strong geometric patterns that are familiar to most people, and he definitely uses bright, arresting colors that stop a viewer in their tracks. But these aren’t super simple — Continue reading
Say what you will about modern homes not fitting into the aesthetic look of an existing neighborhood, but sometimes it’s fun to see a structure that is just so original it excites and delights. There’s no way that you’d miss this house if you drove by it; the pointed roof — Continue reading
Buildings, furniture, tools and guns, with these posters by Tim Boelaars, one might think he’s making a statement on the only things we really need in life: a place to shelter from the environment, some place to sleep, things to help you do what you do and something to protect — Continue reading
Immensely enjoying the nature-inspired paper cut-out art of UK-based Claire Brewster. As seen on the website for the gallery My Life in Art. Taking a knife and a skilled hand to old maps and atlases, she creates intricately detailed paper cuts that, when set in small shadow boxes, take on — Continue reading
What an enigma this Axel Brechensbauer artist is! From what we can gather they like to create shapes. Sculptural, 3D, kind of quirky shapes. They seem to be based in Barcelona. We’re not sure if Axel is a girl or boy, though. We’re not really sure what materials they use — Continue reading
If you’ve been wondering what geometric retro grunge art looked like, it’s this: the work of graphic designer and illustrator Simon C. Page. Isn’t it just so vibrant? The best part of his work is just how so aptly it’s titled. It certainly features a dizzying array of geometric shapes — Continue reading
Yeyeah. Enjoying all these great art prints from artist Matthew Korbel-Bowers. Really flat and 2D, the bold bright colors are so invigorating and energizing. Utilizing geometric shapes in their most simple form, he combines them for a really extraordinary effect. The designs on these art prints really seem to jump — Continue reading
Has anyone else ever struggled with wanting to fit in? Or seem “cool”? If you have, you might find a little bit of a connection with artist Sarah Doyle’s mixed media series: “Nicknames – Celebrated Sobriquets aka Always Known As.” Playing off the idea of social media and the kinds — Continue reading
What would a modern architect’s house in Finland look like? To a modern lover? Basically heaven. All blond wood, sleek lines and Scandinavian details, Architect’s House 1 designed by Haroma & Partners and located in Turku, Finland is filled with enviable and inspiring elements you just might want to emulate for — Continue reading
We usually like to bring you fine folks new! exciting! artists that we stumble on, but sometimes, an artist we’ve already posted about does something so great we’ve just got to repeat an artist. Brandon F. Wilson‘s first debut on the 2Modern blog was a jumbled mix of awesomeness; he’s — Continue reading
Aw man, is this the future? If this is what art will look like in the future we are totally down. Andy Gimore makes work that is “kaleidoscopic and hypnotic, though it could just as well be described as visually acoustic, his often complex arrangements referencing the scales and melodies — Continue reading
Love the cool, 3D pattern work of Lim Siang Ching, a Singapore based graphic designer/illustrator. She founded something called Pattern Matters where she explores art through pattern, and “who finds joy in patterns and everything handmade.” We think this would be a really cool type of art to have in — Continue reading
Milan-based artist Filippo Minelli created a series of landscape photos unlike anything we’ve seen before, and they are hauntingly beautiful and definitely make you wonder if there’s something else out there, something untouchable, that exists alongside us all. Using handheld smoke bombs to release colored smoke and then shooting it — Continue reading
Space themes? Check. Googie retro Mid-Century Modern elements? Check. Architecture? Check. Cool color palettes? Check check check. New York City-based illustrator Mark Weaver is making the sort of things that we dream of at night and fantasize about during the day! Working for pretty high-end clients and publications like The New — Continue reading
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